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Lawrence KasdanCâmara:
Owen RoizmanMúsica:
James Newton HowardElenco:
Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby, Jeff Fahey, Joanna Going, Mark Harmon, Michael Madsen, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Pullman (mais)Streaming (3)
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Uma épica versão de Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner), um lendário xerife do oeste americano. Ele cresceu em uma fazenda em Iowa e durante a Guerra Civil, ainda jovem, pensou em deixar a plantação da sua família para lutar com o exército da União, como já estavam fazendo seus irmão Virgil (Michael Madsen) e James (David Andrews), mas logo foi detido por seu pai, Nicholas (Gene Hackman). Quando Virgil e James retornam, Nicholas diz que vai para a Califórnia, pois vê grandes oportunidades nesta região. Ele declara que deseja que Wyatt estude leis. Nem toda a família acompanha o pai e mesmo Wyatt, que o seguiu, vai parar no Wyoming, onde enfrenta ladrões e valentões. Ele então vai ao encontro de Urilla Sutherland (Annabella Gish) e, após pedir a mão dela várias vezes, acabam se casando. Porém ela morre de tifo, antes que pudessem ter filhos. Wyatt fica arrasado, põe fogo na casa e vai para o Arkansas, onde se torna um bêbado, pequeno assaltante e ladrão de cavalos. Após ser preso, Wyatt espera o julgamento, que na certa o condenaria. É quando aparece seu pai, que diz que defenderia Wyatt no julgamento, paga uma fiança de US$ 500 e manda o filho sair do Arkansas. Wyatt se torna um caçador de búfalos e faz amizade com os irmãos Ed (Bill Pullman) e Bat Masterson (Tom Sizemore), que também caçam com ele. Em Wichita, Kansas, Wyatt trabalha como carteador em um saloon, no qual seu irmão James trabalha no bar e a cunhada Bessie (JoBeth Williams) é prostituta, apesar de tal situação não incomodar James. Ao enfrentar um baderneiro que disparava a esmo, Wyatt acaba recebendo o cargo de delegado. Este seria o início de uma trajetória nem sempre olhada com bons olhos, que teria seu ápice em uma série de confrontos que começaram em Tombstone, Arizona. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
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Until it gets to the overly drawn-out last half-hour, Wyatt Earp is a very decent western with everything the genre should have. Kevin Costner is a good fit for the role of Earp, and the melodramatic level of Earp’s emotional life is subtly balanced with the dramatic stories of his career as a sheriff. So, why was this film a commercial failure? Because it’s not a popcorn movie like Tombstone?
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An epic western that doesn't lack any of the attributes needed for this genre, but is very tedious in places. The big surprise for me is the infirm and emaciated gunslinger in a riveting performance by Denis Quaid. Costner with a wig as a young man looks a bit out of place, but otherwise he's pretty OK. It wasn’t a second Dances with Wolves, Wyatt Erp was a commercial flop, but I think it's undeserved.
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Wyatt Earp reminded me of one of the stories by my favorite Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock - "The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones". Poor Melpomenus was a well-mannered and likable young man who had the flaw of being influenced by his surroundings and being too truthful. He couldn't explain to his hosts that he had to leave, and unfortunately, he took their hypocritical pleas for him to stay too seriously, until he eventually collapsed and died during his endless stay with acquaintances. Lawrence Kasdan may have also been too influenced by his surroundings, and whenever he started thinking about ending the film, the actors and the entire crew persuaded him not to cut off the promising project when everyone was getting paid and having a good time. Unfortunately, the one who is not having a good time is the viewer who has to consume over 3 hours of runtime. The film's storytelling is lacking and, despite my best efforts, I can't find a reason why the film shouldn't be significantly shorter. Even worse, when I imagine the film having a reasonable runtime of 90-100 minutes, I still wouldn't feel the need to give it more than 3 stars, even though it would be a very solid 3 stars. In its current form, however, I have to rate it even lower. Most of all, the film can be described as tedious. Wyatt Earp is neither a classic adventure film full of predictable genre clichés nor a serious biopic. It is something in between and, honestly, in my opinion, it doesn't satisfy any part of the audience. The relatively solid rating it has is more due to the fact that Kasdan, no matter how we view his megalomania, maintained a solid level of craftsmanship - the film is simply not bad and tempts reviewers to overrate in that they don't want to bring it down. The mixed reviews of the film marked the beginning of the end of Kevin Costner's star period, which was propelled upwards primarily by the phenomenal success of Dances with Wolves. Overall impression: 45%.
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Too simple of a film considering its runnng time, focusing too much on the main character at the expense of everything and everyone else. The story revolves around him, with the other characters just floating about and occasionally adding something. The action is fairly decent, but there's not enough of it, and it sometimes felt like it was forcefully inserted just to wake up the audience, who most likely can't help but doze off. Interesting cast, a well-developed main character (emotions, losses, successes), and solid atmospheric music. There really isn't much else to it.
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